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Issue 1357773004: [Docs] add markdown docs (converted from Wiki) (Closed) Base URL: https://chromium.googlesource.com/breakpad/breakpad.git@master

Patch Set: whoops' Created 5 years, 2 months ago

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	1 # Breakpad Crash Reporting for Mozilla

	2

	3 * January 24, 2007

	4 * Links updated February 14, 2007

	5 * Mozilla HQ

	6 * Mark Mentovai

	7 * Brian Ryner

	8

	9 ## What is a crash reporter?

	10

	11 * Enables developers to analyze crashes that occur in the wild

	12 * Produces stack backtraces that help identify how a program failed

	13 * Offers higher-level data aggregation (topcrashes, MTBF statistics)

	14

	15 ## Motivation

	16

	17 * Talkback is proprietary and unmaintained

	18 * Smaller open-source projects have few options

	19 * Larger projects need flexibility and scalability

	20

	21 ## Design Options

	22

	23 * Stackwalking done on client

	24 * Apple CrashReporter

	25 * GNOME BugBuddy

	26 * Client sends memory dump

	27 * Talkback

	28 * Windows Error Reporting

	29 * Breakpad

	30

	31 ## Goals

	32

	33 * Provide libraries around which systems can be based

	34 * Open-source

	35 * Cross-platform

	36 * Mac OS X x86, PowerPC

	37 * Linux x86

	38 * Windows x86

	39 * No requirement to distribute symbols

	40

	41 ## Client Libraries

	42

	43 * Exception handler installed at application startup

	44 * Spawns a separate thread

	45 * Minidump file written at crash time

	46 * Format used by Windows debuggers

	47 * Separate application invoked to send

	48 * HTTP[S](S.md) POST, can include additional parameters

	49

	50 ## Symbols

	51

	52 * Cross-platform symbol file format

	53 * Contents

	54 * Function names

	55 * Source file names and line numbers

	56 * Windows: Frame pointer omission data

	57 * Future: parameters and local variables

	58 * Symbol conversion methods

	59

	60 ## Processor

	61

	62 * Examines minidump file and invokes stackwalker

	63 * Symbol files requested from a SymbolSupplier

	64 * Produces stack trace

	65 * Output may be placed where convenient

	66

	67 ## Intergation

	68

	69 * Breakpad client present in Gran Paradiso Alpha 1 for Windows

	70 * Disabled by default

	71 * Enable with `MOZ_AIRBAG`

	72 * Proof-of-concept collector

	73 * http://mavra.perilith.com/~luser/airbag-collector/list.pl

	74 * Other platforms coming soon

	75

	76 ## More Information

	77

	78 * Project home: http://code.google.com/p/google-breakpad/

	79 * Mailing lists

	80 * [google-breakpad-dev@googlegroups.com]

	81 (http://groups.google.com/group/google-breakpad-dev/)

	82 * [google-breakpad-discuss@googlegroups.com]

	83 (http://groups.google.com/group/google-breakpad-discuss/)

	84 * Ask me (irc.mozilla.org: mento)

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